North Korea upgrades Nampho Shipyard as Kim inspects new warship

North Korea is modernizing Nampho Shipyard's production lines while building a new warship inspected by Kim Jong-un, according to a November 4 KCNA report. Kim called for greater automation, additional construction and maintenance capacity, a new dry dock and changes to the yard's layout, with similar improvements sought at other major shipyards. State media described the vessel as larger than the previous year's destroyer and intended for complex missions but did not identify its class, displacement or weapon systems. Images suggest a larger hull, while estimates of a 10,000-tonne class remain external assessments rather than officially disclosed specifications.